Table 3.
Acceptability of alternative models to in-person sexual health services and association with avoiding/delaying seeking testing or sexual healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Variable | Total with sexual health need n=706 |
At least one factor leading to avoiding/delaying seeking testing or sexual healthcare n=458 |
No factors reported n=231 |
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
| Likelihood of using the following services (very likely/likely vs other) | ||||
| Home self-collection kits for testing | 634/706 (90%) | 417/458 (91%) | 202/231 (87%) | 1.46 (0.86 to 2.41) |
| Receiving test kits or antibiotics at home, in plain packaging | 592/700 (85%) | 390/454 (86%) | 188/230 (82%) | 1.36 (0.88 to 2.08) |
| Express testing service, where after a phone/video assessment go to a clinic to have specimens collected | 565/706 (80%) | 361/458 (79%) | 189/231 (82%) | 0.83 (0.55 to 1.23) |
| Text messaging service that provides STI results | 530/700 (76%) | 360/457 (79%) | 159/227 (70%) | 1.59 (1.10 to 2.28) |
| Phone call with a sexual healthcare provider to discuss sexual health | 481/704 (68%) | 312/458 (68%) | 160/230 (70%) | 0.93 (0.66 to 1.31) |
| Sending a picture of a rash or lesion to a healthcare provider | 461/702 (66%) | 308/457 (67%) | 145/229 (63%) | 1.20 (0.86 to 1.67) |
| Text messaging service for reminders (eg, medications, appointments) | 473/701 (67%) | 307/455 (67%) | 152/229 (66%) | 1.05 (0.75 to 1.47) |
| Video visit with a sexual healthcare provider to discuss sexual health | 405/703 (58%) | 269/457 (59%) | 130/230 (57%) | 1.10 (0.80 to 1.52) |
| Texting with a sexual healthcare provider to discuss sexual health | 374/699 (54%) | 253/455 (56%) | 110/228 (48%) | 1.34 (0.98 to 1.85) |
Denominators for each variable exclude missing values. Column percentages were calculated excluding missing values per variable.
Bold: 95% CI excludes 1.